Sage Reel technology

Sealed Carbon System (SCS) DRAG

Numbered settings, detents, and audible clicks help you take the guesswork out of setting your preferred control level. Our SCS Drag is hand-calibrated for precision and consistency, allowing for repeatable settings and confidence in your adjustments. The easy switch between decreased tension for stripping and increased pressure for fighting fish makes for more time fishing and less time setting drag.

PRECISE CONTROL

If your reel doesn’t provide control, it’s just an expensive line holder. For over 30 years, we have been the leader in innovation of reel design and engineering. Knowing control is paramount, we modernized drag systems for consistency, durability, and dependability. We create structural integrity through design, allowing us to increase strength and decreased weight. We focus on the angler’s experience, the confidence in adjustments, the ease of use, and the ease of maintenance.

PRECISE CONTROL

If your reel doesn’t provide control, it’s just an expensive line holder. For over 30 years, we have been the leader in innovation of reel design and engineering. Knowing control is paramount, we modernized drag systems for consistency, durability, and dependability. We create structural integrity through design, allowing us to increase strength and decreased weight. We focus on the angler’s experience, the confidence in adjustments, the ease of use, and the ease of maintenance.

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION. Like fly fishing, reel design represents the marriage of art and science. Field experience informs innovative engineering, and hours spent on the water are backed up with hours in the lab to ensure that every Sage reel lives up to our brand promise of Perfecting Performance. Each reel we create is unique, not only between series but within the series, as each size is tailor-designed with the appropriate clutch bearings, drag discs, hub size, and shaft diameter.

Performance demands quality, and that begins with the exceptional materials we use to build our reels.

COLD FORGED ALUMINUM. We start with 6061 aerospace grade aluminum, known for its incredible strength-to-weight ratio and machining and finish qualities. We then cold forge and temper the aluminum, adding strength and rigidity while pre-shaping the metal for the frame and spool. After precision-machining on state of the art CNC centers to our exacting tolerances, the aluminum is anodized for surface protection, corrosion resistance, and durability.

EXCLUSIVE USA CARBON. Our drag discs are made with proprietary, high-grade US made carbon, the same material used in the brakes of jets and Formula 1 race cars. We utilize carbon drag systems because we recognize it is the most efficient material for dissipating extreme heat without wear. Unlike alternative drag components such as cork or plastic, or even polymers like Delrin® and Rulon®, carbon does not compress, deteriorate, melt, or burn. It allows us to create compact drag systems that are high performance, stable, durable, and repeatable.